Vitalik Says MiniMax H3 Is the First Open-Source Video Model to Beat HunyuanVideo 1.5

Vitalik Says MiniMax H3 Is the First Open-Source Video Model to Beat HunyuanVideo 1.5

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2026-08-07 13:06:00
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said MiniMax H3 is the first open-source video model he has seen that outperforms Tencent’s HunyuanVideo 1.5. He added that Hunyuan staying ahead for a long period was itself an impressive achievement. In his view, leading models in image and video generation have become more closed than large language models, making H3 an important step toward reopening the field. Buterin also shared a video generated by H3 and said it took about 30 minutes to complete on his AMD laptop. The item was published by PANews on Aug. 7 and was presented as market information rather than investment advice.

Vitalik comments on MiniMax H3

PANews reported on Aug. 7 that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said MiniMax H3 is the first open-source video model he has seen whose performance surpasses Tencent’s HunyuanVideo 1.5. He also said Hunyuan’s ability to stay in the lead for a long time was an impressive achievement in itself.

Sees H3 as a step back toward openness

Buterin said that frontier models in image and video generation had been becoming more closed than large language models. He described H3 as an important step in pushing that part of the industry back toward openness.

He also showed a video generated by H3, saying it took about 30 minutes to finish on his AMD laptop.

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